The Radio Mystery: The Alden children are helping out at a radio station and they’re going to be actors in a live mystery show. Benny is excited to play the ghost dog! But some folks say the station is haunted. Can the Boxcar Children catch the radio ghost before the station’s listeners are scared away?

The Mystery of the Runaway Ghost: When the Aldens visit their friend Fran in Wisconsin, they can’t wait to hear her tell the story of the runaway ghost. Fran’s family ghost hasn’t been spotted in years, but the Aldens still shiver at the spooky tale of the ghost. Then, Violet hears a mysterious ringing in the middle of the night, and the children start to wonder  could the runaway ghost be back?

The Finders Keepers Mystery: The Aldens’ neighbor, Lina, thinks there’s treasure hidden in her attic, and she wants the Aldens to help her find it. Of course, the children are eager to help search  but it appears they aren’t the only ones looking for the treasure. Can the Boxcar Children discover the treasure in the attic . . . before someone else finds it first?

The Boxcar Children Series was created by Gertrude Chandler Warner, a teacher, when she realized that there were few, if any, books for children that were both easy and fun to read. She drew on her own experiences in writing the mysteries. As a child, she had spent hours watching trains near her home, and often dreamed about what it would be like to live in a caboose or freight car. In each story, she chose a special setting and introduced unpredictable, unusual or eccentric characters, to help highlight the Aldens’ independence and resourcefulness. Miss Warner lived in Putnam, Massachusetts until her death in 1979.